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Bob Hope on Thanksgiving: 1950

 

Bob Hope spent many holidays away from his home entertaining the troops, and in this 1950 Thanksgiving message he reminds us of those who stand guard over our nation and often eat their Thanksgiving turkey far from home as a result.  God bless and keep them and their families.

Hope had already been to Korea to entertain the troops, even beating the Marines ashore at Wonsan on the east coast of North Korea!  He would be back to entertain the troops again, continuing his tradition of service that would stretch a half century from World War II to Desert Storm.  Hope was a comedic genius, in his prime perhaps the greatest American stand up comedian.  However, what I remember him for is the true patriotism that caused him, whether a war was popular or unpopular, to endure discomfort and danger to bring a smile to Americans far from home serving their country.  He was born in England, but he might as well have been born in the heart of America on the Fourth of July.

 

 

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Philip
Philip
Friday, November 27, AD 2015 11:28am

Thanks for the memories.

Joe Koch
Joe Koch
Saturday, November 28, AD 2015 5:17am

I saw his show soon after I arrived in Viet Nam in Dec. of 1966. I really did love the man for what he did. By the way the show was great. As I emember the versions that were shown on TV had to be tamed down.

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